I still get excited about Halloween, even though every year ends up being as lame as the last. Alas, I have hope. So naturally I've been thinking about what to be for the past month. My requirements are a) lots of brightly colored make-up and b) cheap. Here are a few of my past costumes, all of which are pretty uninspired.
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| My first year in New York we went all out to show my Swedish friend what Halloween was like. That meant a fake eyelashes and a schlep to Chinatown to get dry ice. |
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| Two years ago I was a fortune teller because I wanted an excuse to buy a vintage velvet turban. Note my also recycling my token Halloween costume hand gesture. |
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| This was probably my most last-minute costume, if you couldn't tell. I'm wearing my pilot hat from when I did a report on Amelia Earhart in 6th grade and I wrote "Ron Weasley" on one of Jon's undershirts. Voila. |
This year I've been brainstorming. I'm deciding between:
1) Cherish (a.k.a. Alicia Witt) from "Cecil B. Demented," one of the many masterpieces by John Waters, director of Rocky Horror Picture Show and thus a natural pick for a Halloween costume. Pros: red hair dye, eye shadow, Sinema, badass anti-Hollywood terrorism. Cons: It might be too cold for fishnets.
2) A witch. I know, the epitome of Uninspired Halloween Costume. But also an excuse to buy so much good stuff. Pros: black everything, as much make-up as I want, I pretty much have everything I need (except for more make-up), tumblr-ific. Cons: boring. lame. unoriginal. etc.
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| Vogue Paris. Thanks, "witchy" Google search. |
3) An owl. I think I'd just be a really cute owl. Pros: Major DIY fun. Cons: Okay, I already know I won't be an owl. Nevermind.
Well, clearly I could use some more ideas. Anyone?
P.S. My predictions for what EVERYONE is going to be this year: Grimes and any of the characters from Twin Peaks (not that any of those wouldn't be really fun).
